The Actualising Woman

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Clare Llewellyn-Bailey

7 episodes

3 days ago

How Does Congruence Help You Unmask as an ASD ADHD -er? - A Core Condition for Actualising The Ideal 'You'. I talk about how masking goes against your congruent self.. causing distress and misalignment. The Actualising Woman 🌺 is an unfiltered diary of life after a mental breakdown and a late-diagnosis of ASD and ADHD (AuDHD) at age 57 🌼 As a therapist, empty nester, and entrepreneur, I share the raw reality of recovery: grief, regret, overwhelm and confusion, alongside professional insights,...

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Episodes (7/7)

The Actualising Woman

How Does Congruence Help You Unmask as an ASD ADHD -er? - A Core Condition for Actualising The Ideal 'You'

1 week ago

20 minutes

The Actualising Woman

How I'm Helping Myself Unmask and Process ADHD, ASD Diagnosis - Self Parenting, A Potato + The Actualising Tendency Carl Rogers

How I'm Helping Myself Unmask and Process My ADHD, ASD Diagnosis - Self Parenting + The Actualising Tendency Carl Rogers. Here's the story of how Carl Rogers came to learn about The Actualising Tendency! AND why he developed his theory of The Three Conditions required by therapists (and yourself) to create the PERFECT environment in which a person/you can thrive, heal, grow, reach full potential and ACTUALISE This theory will underpin my journey towards actualisation. What's my PLAN?! ...

2 weeks ago

18 minutes

The Actualising Woman

How Trauma & AuDHD Led Me to Chronic Negative Thinking & Breakdown

This episode is fully loaded! I talk about how having experienced trauma in childhood (and adulthood) alongside undiagnosed ADHD and ASD, had led me to my recent mental health breakdown. Heavy topics which I have only just touched on in this episode, but give an outline of what (I believe) have caused this life-changing experience. I talk about what I'm learning that I need to change about myself, so that I can live more healthily, authentically, in the world as an unmasked late-diagnosed wom...

4 weeks ago

32 minutes

The Actualising Woman

Starting to Come Back to Myself - My NEW Self - Breakdown to Breakthrough as an AuDHD-er

Starting to Come Back to Myself - My NEW Self - Breakdown to Breakthrough as an AuDHD-er. I talk about how I move into an assessment phase, despite still feeling very vulnerable, emotional, sad and distressed. I assess Version 1 (the old Clare: the masker, the people-pleaser, etc) into Version 2, the Clare who has NO IDEA how to be unmasked in this world and knowing I cannot go back to V1 of myself. I can't get the toothpaste back in the tube!! The horse has bolted now and there's no wa...

1 month ago

19 minutes

The Actualising Woman

Falling into Breakdown - What Was the Last Straw? AuDHD-er's Journey Towards Diagnosis

Falling into Breakdown. In this episode, I talk candidly about what caused my 'crash' into being mentally and physically incapacitated for 13+ weeks after months and years of extreme stress and worry. But what was the final straw? Includes: life review, dissociation (detachment from reality and time) and executive function malfunctioning! Trigger Warning - This one is a bit sad and dark, so if you're feeling wobbly, maybe give this episode a swerve! The Actualising ...

1 month ago

24 minutes

The Actualising Woman

My AuDHD Diagnosis How Did THAT happen? Late Diagnosis Journey

My AuDHD Diagnosis How Did THAT happen? Late Diagnosis Journey The Actualising Woman 🌺 is an unfiltered diary of life after a mental breakdown and a late-diagnosis of ASD and ADHD (AuDHD) at age 57 🌼 As a therapist, empty nester, and entrepreneur, I share the raw reality of recovery: grief, regret, overwhelm and confusion, alongside professional insights, research, and coping tools🌸 This channel is about living unmasked 🌷 rebuilding identity 🌻 and finding strength after years of moving throug...

2 months ago

31 minutes

The Actualising Woman

WELCOME to The Actualising Woman and Here's What to Expect

INTRODUCTION to The Actualising Woman... what to expect The Actualising Woman 🌺 is an unfiltered diary of life after a mental breakdown and a late-diagnosis of ASD and ADHD (AuDHD) at age 57 🌼 As a therapist, empty nester, and entrepreneur, I share the raw reality of recovery: grief, regret, overwhelm and confusion, alongside professional insights, research, and coping tools🌸 This channel is about living unmasked 🌷 rebuilding identity 🌻 and finding strength after years of moving through the w...

2 months ago

9 minutes